Lord of the Nation: My talent is 100 million points strong

Chapter 1273 Canyon and Market

"My Lord, the Upside Down Canyon is where the Shadow Market will be held."

The morning sun was shining brightly. On a mountain top with a wide view, Erza touched her chest and saluted, reporting to Lei Xiao.

I saw faint grey energy fluctuations emanating from her body, forming a special illusion area that completely enveloped our group. This was the group invisibility technique that only experienced illusionists could master.

After Erza was promoted to level five, equipped with her ancestral level six illusion ring and with the assistance of Xiao Huan, her camouflage ability had reached an extremely impressive level, enough to prevent strong men below the half-step level six from detecting any clues.

Although it is still difficult to hide from the eyes of a sixth-level strongman, for us at present, it is already the strongest level of illusion camouflage.

As for the secret method of Xiaojie's absolute defense barrier, although it has a stronger invisibility function, it cannot maintain the effect all the time when moving quickly, so it can be said that it has its pros and cons.

"It's not very far from the human territory."

Lei Xiao nodded slightly and walked out from among the group of powerful men.

Surrounding Lei Xiao were not only two sixth-level warriors, Joniel and Hui Lao, but also two half-step sixth-level warriors, Diana and Louise.

The six fifth-level main subordinates, Jiang Xi, Qiduo, Hu Zhang, Hong Ye, Ye Cang, and Gars, the fifth-level former god's servant Shuang who is very familiar with the land of God, and the stone elves such as Xiao Jie are also following them closely.

In addition, Crystal Blue City and Ice Stone City have also stayed at the farthest areas that can be reached at present. Although there is still some distance from here, it can also be regarded as a considerable help.

"All in all, this is the strongest lineup I can come up with."

Lei Xiao turned his palm up, and a brand new teleportation cornerstone emerged. According to the predetermined plan, this was undoubtedly a key link in the emergency plan.

After putting away the teleportation cornerstone, Lei Xiao narrowed his eyes and looked into the distance towards the target location.

At the end of the wide area ahead, a desolate and strange narrow canyon came into view, like a giant crack embedded in the vast sky and earth.

Although it is not clear, you can vaguely observe that there is no grass growing in the canyon composed of yellow sand and gravel, and there is a lifeless and desolate atmosphere everywhere.

This is not the most important thing. Just as Erza said, there are large and small rocks floating everywhere in the area where the canyon is located, and even the air is full of strange rocks, which are out of tune with the surrounding ordinary environment, as if they do not belong to this world.

“It’s really a shocking sight.”

Lei Xiao concentrated for a moment and couldn't help but blurt out.

Even at this distance, one could clearly feel the violent energy fluctuations emanating from the canyon, causing the energy particles in the surrounding area to become chaotic, almost exactly the same as the environment on a battlefield.

Lei Xiao watched and nodded after thinking carefully.

According to their own arrangements, since the invitation letter showed the specific time a week ago, some of the main subordinates have been secretly investigating and monitoring the vicinity of the canyon, but they have not found any clues about the trap.

Combined with my previous inference, this undoubtedly shows that the possibility of the invitation letter being fake is not high.

But if the invitation is genuine, why would the Film Market be held in this location? This is still extremely puzzling.

Lei Xiao pulled his thoughts back to reality, and immediately opened his telepathy, saying to his twin sister who was still investigating in a hidden part of the canyon: "Nanxing, what's the situation nearby?"

"My Lord, everything is normal around us, nothing unusual has happened."

Nan Xing's clear voice soon came over, responding: "According to the Lord's instructions, the observation point of our subordinates was extremely hidden, and we also used the sixth-level stealth scroll, but we still did not find any other participants or traces of the Shadow Market."

"Understood, just keep observing."

Lei Xiao stopped talking and took out the invitation to the Film Market.

According to the content of the invitation letter, today is indeed the date of the Film Market, and there is also a pattern of "two suns, one large and one small, half revealed" at the back.

This is an ancient time symbol representing one hour after sunrise.

"It's now exactly one hour after sunrise, so the date and location match, but there is no sign of any participants? Even the organizer, the Film Market, has not shown up."

Lei Xiao put down the invitation letter and looked at the empty entrance to the Upside-Down Canyon at the end of the vast world, and couldn't help but frowned slightly.

"My Lord, this is simply too strange."

Garce, who had participated in the Mirage Market once, stepped forward and said, "When I participated in the Mirage Market that year, the scene was extremely lively. Around the huge Mirage Market, people from all races crowded in and entered in an orderly manner. No matter how you look at it, it is completely different from the quiet scene here."

After hearing what Gars said, Lei Xiao's brows furrowed even more.

Esther, who had participated in the Shadow Market like Garces, had also described a similar scene, but the scene before him did not show any signs of a market being held.

"Your Majesty, it seems that things are indeed not as simple as they appear on the surface."

A respectful old voice sounded, and Jonil, who also knew the whole story, stepped forward, touched his chest and saluted, "In my opinion, for the sake of your majesty's safety, why don't we return for the time being and make a long-term plan?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. Everything ahead is unknown. It is too dangerous for you to go into battle personally."

Gray Elder also stepped forward and echoed with a worried look on his face, "It won't be too late to make plans after everything is clear."

"I understand the concerns of the two old presidents, but in the face of a crisis that could come at any time, we have long since had no way out."

Lei Xiao nodded slightly and responded with a smile: "It is very important for us to repair the God's Land as early as possible, or find a breakthrough in the outer domain as early as possible. Don't forget that the time left for us is extremely limited.

"For myself, for each of you, and for the entire human world, we must move forward courageously to see a glimmer of hope."

"Because it's not just the Cataclysm. Our competitors on other sectors are also racing forward. If we stagnate, it will be the same as retreating."

After hearing Lei Xiao's words, although there was still a trace of worry on the faces of the two old presidents, they nodded heavily.

After all, it was only under the leadership of His Majesty the Emperor that the human world was able to emerge from the roots of destruction. If it relied solely on them, the result would naturally be self-evident.

It is precisely because of your Majesty's efforts to race against time that hope will appear in the future!
"I understand. I will follow closely behind your Majesty and protect you!"

Joniel solemnly touched his chest and saluted, and Gray Old Man made the same gesture.

"Then let's take a closer look."

Lei Xiao nodded to everyone, and then the group disappeared from the spot, as if they had never appeared.

With Jiang Xi's teleportation and the group's rapid footsteps, the Upside-Down Canyon, which was originally at the end of the horizon, began to become clearer, and as a result, the energy particles in the air became more and more chaotic.

"My Lord, this Upside Down Canyon is indeed very strange. It can actually affect the energy particles in the air to such an extent. This is no less than a super-large battlefield with a million people on it."

Qiduo clenched the longbow in her hand, not daring to delay for a moment.

"Indeed, and we are still some distance away from the entrance."

Jiang Xi also tensed up his nerves, with gray magic flowing from the top of his staff, ready to teleport at any time.

"Since the Blank Age, Upside Down Canyon has been standing in this place as one of the more famous wonders of the Outland. No one knows how it was formed."

Erza, who was at the center of the team, concentrated her attention, trying her best to maintain the group invisibility spell in the increasingly chaotic energy flow, and said, "It is said that even if a gravity mage or a great mage with the same attributes enters, they will not be able to find any reason."

“It’s really a magical place.”

Lei Xiao looked up at the countless rocks floating in the air in front of him, then lowered his gaze to look towards the entrance of the canyon. The area there was vast, but still empty and looked flat.

"Is it invisible?"

Looking at the empty ground, Lei Xiao felt doubtful again.

As the owner of Ice Stone City and Crystal Blue City, he clearly understood that the Land of God's Favor possessed a perfect invisibility function. However, since the other party was going to hold a market, they should not be invisible no matter how you think about it.

"Let me see what the other party is up to."

Lei Xiao made a gesture to continue moving forward, and the group of people turned into shadows again and disappeared in an instant.

It didn't take long before Lei Xiao and his group were already very close to the entrance, despite the increasingly chaotic energy fluctuations emanating from the Upside-Down Canyon.

At such a close distance, the suspended stones and gravel not far away seem to be within reach, and it seems as if time has stopped and they are motionless in mid-air, which looks even more shocking.

However, the group's attention was not focused on the shocking scene, but on the open space in front of them.

"My Lord, since the other party has not shown up yet, there is no reason for us to show up first. Why don't we let our subordinates go and see if the other party is here."

There was a hint of anger in Hong Ye's starry eyes. He touched his chest and saluted to Lei Xiao and said, "Since the other party does not know how to treat guests, there is no need for us to be polite to him."

"Then let's do it this way. Be careful and just test whether there are any obstacles ahead."

Lei Xiao pondered for a moment, then waved his hand to signal others to step back.

After receiving Lei Xiao's order, Hong Ye's body was suddenly surrounded by vast energy fluctuations, and his momentum was obviously stronger than before.

This is no wonder. After Lei Xiao's further training, Hong Ye's strength has increased from fifth level two stars to fifth level seven stars. Although he has not yet reached the peak of the fifth level, with the special blessing of the dragon clan's physique, he is enough to compete with ordinary fifth-level peak powerhouses, and is also enough to rank among the forefront of the human race's national-level powerhouses.

Just when Hong Ye drew a flame-colored magic circle in the air, a giant city had already emerged in front of everyone, standing at the entrance of the Upside-Down Canyon.

For a moment, in front of the huge city that suddenly appeared, our group suddenly seemed insignificant. The scene was quite spectacular.

Seeing this, Lei Xiao patted Hong Ye's shoulder gently, signaled him to stop casting the spell, and looked up towards the giant city.

Judging from the appearance, this city is indeed comparable in scale to Crystal Blue City, Ice Stone City, and even the City of Light. It is easily comparable to the largest city in the human world. It looks extremely magnificent, and even completely blocks out the Upside-Down Canyon behind it.

However, compared to the blue walls of Crystal Blue City and Ice Stone City and the white walls of the City of Light, the walls of this strange city are dark brown and appear thicker.

"My Lord, this is exactly the same as the Shadow Market I saw that year!"

Gars' somewhat excited voice soon rang in Lei Xiao's ears.

"It seems that the authenticity of the invitation letter can be confirmed, and the conjecture that the Shadow Market is a place favored by the gods has also been confirmed. The question is why the other party set the venue of the market here? And there are no other participants."

As soon as Lei Xiao finished speaking, a strange male bass with a deep and hoarse voice sounded.

"I am very sorry, Your Majesty, the respected Human Emperor, in order to confirm your identity, the market did not show up at the first time. Please allow me to welcome Your Majesty as the market manager!"

As the strange bass voice fell, the fifteen-meter-high city gate slowly opened, revealing everything in the city in front of Lei Xiao.

Looking into the city, I saw that the spacious streets were empty, with only two teams of soldiers wearing heavy brown armor and thick face shields standing neatly on both sides of the city gate.

Judging from the appearance, this is obviously the market guard that Garth and Esther mentioned. "

"Twenty peak-level fifth-level market guardians? Judging from their formation, they are obviously not as strong as Gars and Esther said. As for the guy who claims to be the manager, he should be the leader of this city."

Lei Xiao's eyes wandered around, and after confirming that no other strong men from the other side appeared, he spoke: "Dear Administrator, you went through so much trouble to send the market invitation letter to me, but you acted so abnormally that you couldn't even see other participants. It's time to tell me your real purpose, right?"

"Haha, Your Majesty, you are too serious. The matter may not be as complicated as Your Majesty said."

The administrator's dull and hoarse voice sounded again, responding: "Please come into the city, I will explain the whole story to His Majesty."

"There's no need to go into the city. You haven't earned my trust yet."

Lei Xiao rejected the other party's proposal without any hesitation.

Before things are made clear, we will naturally not venture into the enemy's territory at will.

Lei Xiao changed the subject and said, "How about asking the Administrator to condescend to come out of the city and have a chat with us?"

After hearing Lei Xiao's words, the other party immediately fell silent.

(End of this chapter)